Archive for ‘Sports’

  • Raider weekly sports recap

    FIELD HOCKEY To start the season, the Raiders have been on both ends of the goose egg. In the opener, FA was blanked 5-0 by Falmouth as Mikey Richards scored twice as the Yachtsmen led 4-0 at halftime. Fryeburg bounced back Monday at home with a 4-0 victory over Gray-New Gloucester.  McKenzie Hill scored two […]

  • Lake Region fall sports previews

    VARSITY FIELD HOCKEY Head Coach: Pauline Webb, first year varsity coach, JV coach 2012, four years coaching middle school field hockey Volunteer Assistant: Deb Albert JV Coach: To be determined Top returnees: Miranda Chadbourne (midfield/link), Lucy Fowler, (F/All Conference first team), Casey Heath (mid/back-All Conference Honorable Mention), Samantha Marucci (back), Mackenzie Mondville (link/mid), Elizabeth Schreiber (F/link), […]

  • Fryeburg Academy fall sports preview

    VARSITY GIRLS SOCCER Head Coach: John Atwood, 29 years coaching, 22 with girls’ varsity JV Coach: Harrison Kanzler Top Returnees: Seniors Sydney Charles, Sara Welch, Anna Williams, Bailey Friedman, Thea Hart, defenders Izzy Hodgman-Burns, Savanah Kruger; Sophomores Julia Quinn, Sage Boivin, Esmeralda Hernandez, Orie Ingo, Anna Mahanor, Lexi L’Heureux-Carland, McKenna Gerchman,  Emery O’Connell. Top newcomers: […]

  • Spirit rules the day at Great Adventure Challenge

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer When Rob Knowles decided to create the Great Adventure Challenge, he hoped to accomplish a couple of goals. One, he wanted to develop a course that would put the “extreme” athlete to the ultimate physical test — thus a 3-mile kayak trip along Moose Pond, a 15-mile bike trek […]

  • Tight finish: Laperle just edges Giguere for Tour de Lovell win

    LOVELL — As rain pummeled the pavement outside of his real estate office Friday afternoon, Stan Tupaj kept the faith that the weatherman’s projection was accurate. “It really didn’t look good,” Tupaj said. The forecast called for sunshine and dry conditions Saturday — which is what a record field of cyclists arrived to when they […]

  • Tri for a Cure: Event like no other

      By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Kelly Johnson expected the three-mile run at the Tri for a Cure in South Portland to be a “struggle.” “I was an athlete in college and, honestly, I have fallen out of shape. This was a struggle for me, but I have an extremely competitive side and I […]

  • August 8, 2013

  • Casco Days Four Miler 2013

    How they finished: 1. Jimmy Butcher, 27, Oxford, 21:11 2, Daniel Siegal, 20, Casco, 21:39 3. Hale Ross, 17, Washington, D.C., 22:09 4. Colby Howland, 19, Falmouth, 22:42 5. Phillip Halley, 22, Harvest, Alab., 23:12 6. Dan Allara, 14, Sebago, 24:14 7. Adam Taylor, 17, Raymond, 24:40 8. Cash Armstrong, 19, Raymond, 24:45 9. Jimmy […]

  • Time runs out on Panther’s upset bid

    BOW, N.H. — Unlike most softball games, the Maine Panthers ran out of time, not outs in a bid to upset the top-ranked team at the Turn 2 Tournament Sunday. After compiling a 2-1 record in pool play on Friday and Saturday in Bow, N.H. July 19-21, the Panthers 16-U team ended an 0-2 streak […]

  • Familiar faces lead the Lovell Old Home Days 5K race field

    LOVELL — The Ninth Annual Lovell Old Days 5K Run had a number of familiar faces running down Main Street, as well as at the awards ceremony. Silas Eastman, Maine’s male Athlete of the Year, crossed the finish line first with a time of 16:33. In September, Silas will begin studying at Colby College in […]